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Grandad Group

Occurrence in Kern county in California, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034176
MRDS ID M020892
Record type Site
Current site name Grandad Group
Related records 10139156

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.83479, 35.45749 (WGS84)
Relative position 13 1/4 MILES NE OF CANTIL, 2 MILES SE OF BLACK MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kern(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Garlock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cuddeback Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trona(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Antelope-Fremont Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Kern

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 028S 039E 31 California

Comments on the location information

  • APPROX. CENTER OF SEC. 31 , UTM EST.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.83479, 35.45749
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 53.34M
    Overall depth 22.86M

Comments on the workings information

  • VERTICAL SHAFT 60 - 75 FT. DEEP ON N -TRENDING SHEAR AND 150 FT. TO EAST IS S 35 W TRENDING CROSSCUT 75 - 100 FT. LONG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TROXEL, B.W. AND MORTON, P.K., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY, CA.; COUNTY REPT. 1 , CA. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 87

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 6 INCH WIDE COPPER-STAINED QTZ. VEIN IN NORTH TRENDING SHEAR ZONE IN CHERTY ROCKS.
Deposit NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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